Exodus 12:27

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:21-28

Exodus 12:21-Daniel : J, Exodus 12:28 P. Rules for the Passover (second set) (for analysis see Exodus 11:1).— These verses, though they come second, embody in the main J’ s account of the institution, which P has elaborated in Exodus 12:1-1 Chronicles : , adding many details, but not mentioning the hyssop, or the basin, or the confinement to the house. Hyssop was a wall or rock plant ( 1 Kings 4:33), with pliant twigs, probably marjoram, a branch of which made a simple sprinkler for rites... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 12:27

The passover was both a sacrifice, as it was offered to God, as it appears from Exodus 23:18; Exodus 34:25; Numbers 9:7,Numbers 9:13; Deuteronomy 16:2,Deuteronomy 16:5; and because there was in it the shedding and sprinkling of blood, wherein the essence of a sacrifice consists, 2 Chronicles 30:16; 2 Chronicles 35:11,2 Chronicles 35:13; and also a sacrament, as it was received and eaten by men. The people bowed the head, in token of their thankful acknowledgment of God’s favours, and of their... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 12:27-32

MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Exodus 12:29-32THE DEATH OF THE FIRST-BORN OF EGYPTI. We see here that God’s vengeance is as certainly executed upon the rebellious as it is threatened. The death of the first-born was threatened to Pharaoh some time ago, and he had had ample opportunity of obeying the Divine command, and of averting the dread penalty. But no, he still remains obstinate in heart, and will not yield to the will of God; hence the time of destruction has come. The first-born of... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Exodus 12:1-51

Chapter 12The Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you ( Exodus 12:1-2 ).Now in a few weeks the Jews are gonna be celebrating New Year's, Rosh Hashana. How come they're celebrating New Year's now, if this month April was to be the first month of the year? Well, they have a religious calendar. Their religious year begins in April. Then they have just the regular year by which... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 12:1-51

Exodus 12:2. The first month of the year. This is called Abib, Exodus 13:4; and Nisan, Esther 3:7. It was before the seventh month, hence the earth is supposed to have been created in September; but now in commemoration of their deliverance from Egypt, the ecclesiastical table which regulated the festivals, was ordered to begin with Abib. Many nations have reckoned their existence from some important era in their history: and in this view it was highly proper for the christian church to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Exodus 12:27

Exo 12:27 That ye shall say, It [is] the sacrifice of the LORD’S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. Ver. 27. Bowed the head. ] In token of submission to the command, and thankfulness for such a salvation. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Exodus 12:27

It is the sacrifice: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 12:23, Exodus 34:25, Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:5, 1 Corinthians 5:7 bowed: Exodus 4:31, Exodus 34:8, 1 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 20:18, 2 Chronicles 29:30, Nehemiah 8:6 Reciprocal: Genesis 24:26 - General Exodus 13:8 - General Numbers 9:7 - we may not offer Deuteronomy 6:7 - And thou shalt Deuteronomy 16:3 - mayest Joshua 4:6 - when your Psalms 78:3 - General Psalms 81:5 - through Psalms 111:4 - He hath Psalms 145:4 - generation Isaiah... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Exodus 12:27

That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.The people bowed the head and worshipped — They hereby signified their submission to this institution as a law, and their thankfulness for it as a favour and privilege. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:1-30

THE TEN PLAGUES, Exodus 7:8 to Exodus 12:30. Moses and Aaron now stand before Pharaoh as ministers of judgment, and the conflict opens between Jehovah and the gods of Egypt. The first contest between the messengers of Jehovah and the magicians, or enchanters, who are regarded as the servants of the false gods, given in Exodus 7:8-13, is properly the opening scene of the struggle, and is therefore here included in the section with it. Several general observations on the whole subject are most... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 12:24-27

24-27. The monumental character of this feast as a perpetual reminder of the supernatural origin of the nation, and as a means of education to all the generations of the people, is here minutely emphasized and enforced . read more